Our Vision
Patients, care partners, and communities are heard, inspired, and equipped to co-develop health research.
Our Mission
Collaborate with patients, care partners, and communities across the nation to guide research that improves lives and delivers positive health solutions for all.
We achieve our mission by:
- Listening to patient and community voices to align priorities and ask relevant and meaningful research questions
- implementing continuous engagement science to answer questions about the best prevention and treatment options to improve health and quality of life
- engaging all people to create learning health care communities
- advancing trustworthiness in patient-centered research
- cultivating a pipeline of future co-developers of health research.
How The PATIENTS Program is Revolutionizing Research
The PATIENTS Program LISTENS and gives people the opportunity to voice their opinions and see the research they care about conducted. As a BRIDGE between research and the community, The PATIENTS Program has been a visible partner in the community. The PATIENTS Program works with the community to make sure research results are shared with the West Baltimore community, the rest of Maryland, and beyond. The PATIENTS Program DELIVERS results that matter.
Watch this short video to learn about how the leadership of The PATIENTS Program work with the program's team members to achieve its mission of partnering with patients and care providers to answer questions about the best treatment options to improve health and quality of life.
Our History
The PATIENTS Program received $5 million in initial funding from a Patient Centered Outcomes Research Infrastructure Development (R24) grant awarded to C. Daniel Mullins, PhD, (Program Executive Director) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [PA-12-114]. The PATIENTS Program used those infrastructure funds to develop a program nationally recognized for expertise in patient-centered outcomes research.